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INDO-GLOBAL SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY
2006-07
Annual Report
INDO-GLOBAL SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY(Registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860)
28, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003Email Address: [email protected] , URL: www.igsss.org
Phone No. 011 - 24692192/193Fax No. 011 - 24626259
DONATIONS TO IGSSS ARE TAX EXEMPT UNDER 80G OF THE INCOME TAX ACT.
Overcoming Challenges……
Bridging Gaps….
Building lives…
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Would you like to make a difference in the life of an underprivilieged?
IGSSS is a development support organisation striving to make a difference in the lives of the vulnerable and the backward through meaningful partnerships with grassroots NGOs and communities.
IGSSS is registered under the Societies Registration Act, Foreign contribution Regulation Act and Income Tax Act.
Our Strategic GoalImpact the lives of one million poor and mar-ginalised people, in next five years.
Our Driving Force Our VisionA humane social order based on truth, justice, freedom, equity and integrity of the whole of creation in which basic human rights and the dignity of every individual are helped, in which the integrity of the family as a basic unit of the community is strengthened, where power, resources and the fruits of development are shared by all.
We Strive Towers Building a More Humane Social Order Our Mission• To raise and maintain IGSSS as an
organisation committed to building a society for all, based on the principles of truth, justice, freedom, equity and plurality in solidarity with the poor, marginalised and vulnerable sections of society such as Dalits, Tribals, Minorities, Women and Children.
• To support sustainable movements, capacity building programmes and initiatives which are relevant and innovative.
• To achieve our objectives through dedicated, committed and competent teams in partnership with like-minded organisations and individuals.
• To enhance the capacity of our human resources in terms of integrity, attitude and orientation.
ContentsPreface ...............................................1
In a Nutshell ......................................2
Sustainable Livelihood .....................3
Human Rights ...................................9
Governance ....................................13
Health .............................................17
Disaster Management ..................20
Special Reports ...............................22
Consultancy Studies ........................26
Resource Mobilisation ...................27
Documentation ..............................27
Finance .............................................28
Organisational Goals ......................28
Our Organisation ............................30
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Our Theamatic AreaEmpowerment
Core issuesed focused
1. Sustainable Livelihood2. Human Rights3. Governance 4. Health 5. Disaster Management
Priority States and Districts
NORTHERN REGIONRajasthan: Bikaner, Churu, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Rajsamand, Sirohi, Dungarpur, Banswara, ChittorgarhJammu and Kashmir: Srinagar, Baramula, Kupwara, Anantnag, Kargil, Leh, Jammu, RajouriUttarakhand: Pithoragarh, Nainital, Almora, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Dehradun, HaridwarUttar Pradesh: Jhansi, Lalitpur, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Ballia, Saharanpur, Kushinagar, Moradabad, Meerut, Muzaffar Nagar, Aligarh, Jalaun, Sitapur, Kanpur, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki
WESTERN REGIONMadhya Pradesh: Jhabua, Dhar, Ratlam, Dewas, Kharone, Khandwa, Betul, Chhindwara, Balaghat, Mandla, Jabalpur, Hoshangabad, Narsingpur, Guna, Satna, SidhiGujrat: Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Panchmahal, DahodNarmada Distrct, Juagadh, Dangs, PatanMaharastra: Dhule, Nandurba,Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Hingoli, Nanded, Amravati, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Yavatmal
EASTERN REGIONBihar: West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Khagaria, Nawada, Gaya and JamuiJharkhand: West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum, Lohardaga, Simdega, Ranchi, Hazaribagh Chattisgarh: Undivided Bastar and Surguja, Raipur and BilaspurWest Bengal: South 24 Parganas, Purulia , Jalpaiguri, Dinajpur, Cooch Bihar and Darjeeling, MursidabadOrissa: Kalahandi, Gajapati, Phulbani, Mayurbhanj, Baripada, koraput, keonjhar and SundergarhSikkim: East Sikkim and South Sikkim
SOUTHERN REGIONAndhra Pradesh: Adilabad, Mahaboob Nagar, Ananthapur, Chittor, Srikakulam, VizianagaramKarnataka: Raichur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Bijapur, KoppalTamilnadu: Kancheepuram, Dharmapuri, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Dindigul, Cuddalore, Nagai, Shivagangai, Salem, NamakalKerala: Idduki, Alleppey, Mallapuram, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod, Palaghat
NORTHEAST REGIONAssam: Baksa, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sibsagar, DibrugarhArunachal Pradesh: Papumpare, East Siang, ChanglangNagaland: PerenManipur: Senapati
Eastern RegionMr. K. C. Sahu Regional Manager118, Garfa Main Road,Kolkatta - 700 075 Tel: 033-2418-5231Email: [email protected]
Western Region Ms. Dorothy D’Souza Regional Manager Atur House, 2nd Floor 16 A, Dr. Ambedkar Road Pune - 411 001 Tel: 020-26113707Fax: 020-26113767Email: [email protected]
REGIONAL OFFICES
Northern RegionMr. Rajesh Upadhyay Regional Manager 28 Institutional Area,Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Tel: 011-24642405Email: [email protected]
Southern Region Mr. Chetan A. Kumar Regional Manager22/13 IV Main, SK Gardens, Bangalore - 560 046 Tel: 080-23437448 Email: [email protected]
Northeast RegionMr. Paul Lokho Regional ManagerBye Lane 5, Rajgarh Road, Guwahati - 781 003, Assam Tel: 0361 2457704 Email: [email protected]
Acknowledgement
It was a significant year for IGSSS as it could further strengthen its outreach to the poor and the marginalised with new programmes and new partnerships. Besides the empowerment programmes, it could, also, extend its support to the people affected by the natural calamities in Jammu & Kashmir, Orissa, Assam and Bihar. It’s the priceless contribution of our grassroots partners and the active participation of the community that make our efforts possible. We thank our donors - Miseroer/KZE, GAA, ICCO, SKN, Save the Children, UKSVK,Teresa Maino and others for supporting us in all our endeavours. With the efforts of the professional team at IGSSS, every goal is achievable.
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In this last Annual Report of my five-year tenure as Executive Director of the Indo-Global Social Service Society, I can look back and say that these were
the five best years of my professional career. When I took over as the Executive Director in November 2002, despite the long and distinguished history of our organisation and its dynamic role and wealth of experience across the far-reaches of the country, we faced some pressing organisational, financial and programmatic challenges.
Together we accomplished one of the most disciplined and comprehensive reforms, turnovers and transformations within any development support organisation in recent history. In every way we are in a better position now than we did five years ago. And the acceleration of momentum we have gained in the last 12 months which is reflected in this report, gives an indication where we are headed.
As an organisation IGSSS is now firmly established as a catalyst for change deploying its unique assets smartly, as a repository of development knowledge and best practices and as a premier adviser, advocate and champion of people-centred development.
During the year, we made significant progress in the two critical areas – Programme and Finance. Inspired by the new Strategic Plan, IGSSS Programmes acquired a dynamic new look with distinctive
characteristics of pre-selected partners, meaningful participation of all stakeholders, multiple partners in a cluster approach working together on common issues in contiguous geographical areas with inbuilt mechanisms for orientation, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation. With the broadening of funding partner base, finances reached a position of comfort for the organisation to confidently go for a salary revision after ten years. Fledgling HR and Administration Department steadied itself to come up with a draft HR Policy.
Ultimately, all the spectacular achievements of this organisation point to one of its assets – its people, whether they are part of its own staff or contributing to it from outside as Board members, advisors or financers. IGSSS is driven by the commitment, passion, professionalism, innovation and creativity of its people. We shall work to nurture and stimulate those qualities. In a world of relentless change, transformation of the social landscape is continuing at a fast pace. Therefore, we are not finished yet. As the global community accelerates its drive to reach the Millennium Development Goals, armed with a new strategic plan IGSSS is ready to meet the historic challenge.
It was a great privilege to be entrusted with the care of IGSSS and I’ve been proud to be its Executive Director. There is no more noble endeavour than to work for social and global justice, for peace and development, for the attainment of a more just, safe world where fruits of development are shared by all. I am delighted to have worked for an organisation that is committed to putting these ideals into practice.
Gratian VasExecutive Director
Preface
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Organisational Development
• REGIONAL PROJECT COMMITTEE (RPC) RENAMED AS REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RAC) AS THERE IS A CHANGE IN THEIR ROLE IN THE CONTEXT OF CHANGED STRUCTURE AND CHARACTER OF THE NEW NIEP.
• THE DESIGNATION, FIELD EXECUTIVES CHANGED TO STATE COORDINATORS.
Strategy and Outreach
• The NIEP took a direction towards long term partnerships with pre-selected partners, with focus on geographical areas dominant issues for greater impact.
• With the support of Misereor and ICCO, IGSSS provided immediate relief to the thousands of people who lost their homes and livelihood during the flood in Orissa in August 2006.
• IGSSS took towards focussed intervention on HIV/AIDS through mainstreaming in the IGSSS’ policies and programmes.
New Partnerships
• A new partnership with Save the Children – UK aimed at ‘Education and Protection for Vulnerable Children’ among Fisher Folks in the middle and south Andamans.
• Another partnership with Save the Children, Finland launched a new programme, ‘Rights of the Children of Indigenous Communities in Southern Rajasthan’.
• IGSSS entered into a formal agreement with Youth Employment Summit Campaign (YES), on 7th February 2007, to take forward its agenda in the country as well as overseas.
Fundraising
• As part of the local fundraising efforts, IGSSS launched the placement of Donation Boxes in Delhi and National Capital Region.
Finance
• Two particularly positive developments - (i) trend of growing number of partnerships and (ii) generation of healthy surplus make the finance look comfortable
• IGSSS conducted Financial Management trainings all over India for its stakeholders.
• IGSSS along with the Income Tax Department organised a workshop on ‘TDS made Simple’ for the chief functionaries of development organisations, based at Delhi.
Award and Achievements
• Fr. Cedric Prakash, Board Member of IGSSS, was awarded with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’ Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) for his lifetime commitment to the defence and the promotion of human rights in India.
• In Northeast, a group of 20 grassroots NGOs from the seven states formed the ‘North East Development Alliance’ (NEDA) who resolved to become Model Development NGOs in the Northeast.
• A most significant achievement was the five-year and one-year goal setting for the organisation, regions/departments and individuals.
In a Nutshell
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NORTHERN REGION
The overall goal is to build capacities of the poor communities in the selected geographical areas in such a way that the means of livelihood become long lasting and people are able to acquire skills required to a better quality of life.
IGSSS took up programmes, such as, empowerment of small and marginal farmers through environment friendly and sustainable agro-based livelihood options, skill enhancement in traditional arts, rejuvenation of traditional water harvesting structures, strengthening of farmer co-operatives, and, also, enhancing livelihood through organic farming, enhancing of practices
of traditional farming and conservation of local variety of seeds of food crops and herbs.
Impact
Due to the efforts undertaken for rehabilitation in Kashmir, SHG movement has been introduced into the region. Most of the SHG members are already involved in various income generation activities either as a group or individually. The income generation activities they have undertaken are, goat rearing, spinning of pashmina, sozankari, carpet weaving and running petty shops.
Step Forward
Northern Region plans to intensify initiatives on natural resource
Sustainable LivelihoodEnsuring sustainable livelihood for the poorest of the poor is the priority focus of IGSSS.
The main objectives of the sustainable livelihood programme of IGSSS are:
• reducing the magnitude of poverty in the programme area.
• augmenting food security of the poor.
• enhancing sustainable traditional livelihood options.
• exploring and initiating sustainable non-traditional livelihood options.
Organic Farming and Showing the way
Subhagi Devi lives in village Dohariyabujug of Shoharatgarh district. She has a family of 5 members and the only source of livelihood was the masonry work that her husband used to do in the village. It was very difficult to make both the ends meet by this mean. She has 1.5 bigha (1 acre) of land for cultivation. But, buying expensive fertilisers for better crop yields was not easy.
When Subhagi learned about the organic manures supplied under IGSSS project with Shoharatgarh Environmental Society, she started using organic manure in her fields.
The result was that she could purchase fertilisers at a reasonable price and sell the vegetables in the market and increase her family’s income.
management and sustainable livelihood in all the programmes and activities undertaken by the region.
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• Support in initiation of vermi culture along with trainings and exposure-cum-demonstration programmes on the same.
• Support in water conservation, water resource development, as well as, land development activities for improved agriculture productivity. This included deepening of irrigation wells and preparing farm bunds.
• Providing skill training and economic support through SHGs for initiating agro-based income generation alternatives, especially for women.
• Information dissemination on various government schemes/ measures for farmers’ development and networking with government departments on the same.
• The CBOs are linked to banks that provide loans to enhance agriculture and initiate alternative livelihood options.
Impact
• There is an increase in the number of farmers taking up organic farming techniques, resulting in better soil health and reducing the expenditures on expensive chemical fertilisers and pesticides. This, also, reduced environmental hazards, especially water resources getting contaminated with chemicals.
• Agricultural production of small and marginal farmers
has increased as a result of land development, as well as, water resource development, leading to improved standard of living of the community that IGSSS is working with.
• Farmers have started using water and soil conservation techniques to protect their livelihood resources.
• There is an increase in awareness about the trainings, skill development and schemes. Support from the government is forthcoming for various agro-related activities, especially, for vermi compost, bio-gas plants and agricultural equipments which would lead to accessing them for the benefit of the needy.
Steps Forward
• Wider promotion of vermi culture among farmers and villages across the region.
• Networking with government departments, awareness building of the community on various government schemes and measures for farmers along with building capacities of CBOs to access them.
• Intensify and widen capacity building programmes on various technologies of modern farming, at different stages of agriculture.
• Promote alternative sources of livelihood for landless labourers.
SOUTHERN REGION
The overall goal was to approach the issue of sustainable livelihood in a rights based manner. This was achieved by promoting eco-friendly and agro-based micro-enterprises through SHGs.
An Inspirational Move
Seven women from Aman SHG, all involved in carpet weaving, from village Gonchipora got together and decided to weave their own carpets and stop working for middlemen. They took a collective decision that they would not take any wages from the person for the carpets that they were weaving, so that they could settle the previous accounts. They withdrew Rs.21,000/- from their group account and bought a loom and raw materials for a carpet size of 6ft x 9ft.
The loom was installed in one of the women’s house, which was convenient for all the six others to come and work in. In two months time, they completed two carpets and earned a profit of Rs.32,000/- and when compared to their previous earnings, it is exactly double the amount.
Today, they are satisfied with their unity and discipline, i.e. coming to work on time, sticking to lunch break and winding up at 4:30pm. Their experiment has proved to be inspirational for other women.
WESTERN REGION
The overall goal was to focus on enhancing the livelihood options for the tribal and other marginalised communities through developing, promoting and conserving livelihood resources.
The target communities being agrarian, the focus was on improving agricultural production and profit. This was done through:
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Many interventions were initiated for sustainable agriculture/bio-farming.
• At a macro level, capacity building of the NGO’s and CBOs were supported on livelihood issues. Preparing the partners for advocacy and lobbying, natural resource management with emphasis on soil, coastal ecology, promotion of appropriate (bio-based and renewable) technologies for rural areas, especially, with regard to agriculture, health care and traditional occupations were the main activities carried out in the region.
• The region concentrated its efforts on ensuring sustainable livelihood for small and marginal farmers and organic farming for dalit communities through wasteland development by cultivating Jathropha Carcus and cashew.
• The region has, also, made interventions in the area of reclaiming tanks for water and land development.
One of the innovative interventions worth mentioning is the usage of the traditional method of cultivation in a cost effective manner. Cultivation of Azolla has been promoted. Azolla can be used as a good substitute for urea in groundnut crops and can, also, be used as a feed for cattle, ducks, pigs and fish because of its high protein content. It is eco-friendly, inexpensive and helps in safeguarding the soil health and, also, the quality of crop production.
Impact
• Promotion of indigenous/traditional health practices, appropriate and eco-friendly
rural technology were introduced at the grassroots level and there has been commendable acceptance of these concepts by the community.
• Traditional water conservation mechanisms and water tanks have been revived for land development.
Step Forward
Demonstrate the usage of Azolla to the farmers and try it for other crops such as paddy, onion and vegetables.
• International dessemination on various agricultural techniques among the grassroots community.
• Initiation of eco-farming enterprises at the grassroots through trained farmers’ groups.
• Advocacy and lobbying to intuence policy makers to make bio farming a micro-reality.
EASTERN REGION
The overall goal of the region was the promotion of sustainable livelihood through effective
One Paddy One Fish Crop
In Kerala, IGSSS supported a programme on the paddy cultivation, processing and marketing for sustenance of farmers and farm labourers. Farmers were organised into SHGs and a number of capacity building programmes were organised on skill upgradation and collective action. As a result of our intervention, the farmers collectively resisted the issue of decreased paddy prices by the ‘Modern Mills’. Introduced organic cultivation and prawn cultivation after paddy, which while reducing the input cost, brought extra income to the farmers. Net return per hectare rose to Rs.10, 000/- for paddy and an extra income of Rs.10, 000/- from prawn cultivation. Internal credit mobilisation is brought into the group and linkages with banks were, also, established.
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To achieve this goal, the region has adopted programmes on traditional irrigation systems, workshops on flood coping and water logging issues, empowerment of women and tribal communities, enhancement of food production through sustainable agriculture and forest conservation.
The revival of Ahar-Pyne – an ancient irrigation system in Gaya
district of Bihar – is one of the achievements worth mentioning.
The establishment of seed banks in tribal areas to preserve and propagate traditional seed varieties and the dissemination of cost effective fertilisers and insecticides using locally available raw materials are examples of other unconventional interventions that have been promoted in the Eastern states.
Impact
• 39 village level livestock workers are promoted to provide livestock health services at the village level.
• 151 acres of land is developed for cultivation.
• 100 farmers are trained on organic farming.
• More than 150 acres of village forests are protected.
• In village Sakhipada, Phiringia Block of Kandhamal District, one women’s group is formed consisting of 40 members hailing from weaker sections of the society.
• 100 families awarded land pattas (legal rights over land).
• 500 hectares of forest being protected. 115 hectares of land developed benefiting over 100 families.
• Farmers are adopting sustainable agriculture techniques.
• More than 170 women SHGs with more than Rs.1,500,000/- in group savings functioning.
• Minimal dependence on exploitative moneylenders.
Step Forward
In the coming years, greater focus would be given to land,
water and soil harvesting and conservation structures, organic farming and forest related issues for creating sustainable livelihood opportunities.
NORTHEASTERN REGION
For the past many years, the focus in the region was on farm-based activities. Motivating communities on alternatives to shifting-cultivation (Jhum) through improved farming practices like SALT, horticulture and cash crop development have been emphasised in the interventions. Larger components were on building the capacity of poor communities for collective action, so that their means of livelihood become sustainable.
Livelihood security has been the major component of IGSSS programme in North East from the beginning. Livelihood programmes included permanent cultivation by developing wasteland, popularising multiple and inter cropping, organic farming, and agro-forestry development programme, especially, in states of Manipur and Tripura.
Institutional development through formation of SHGs, Village Development Committee (VDC) was another component of livelihood programme. SHGs have become the tool for poor communities, especially, for women for their social and economic empowerment.
Impact
• The mindset of tribal people has changed on cultivation and they moved from traditional cultivation to permanent cultivation through wasteland development programme, agro-forestry
Towards Sustainability
Kunti Majhi, a Kondh tribal woman lives in a drought prone village, Jurakhaman, M Rampur Block, Kalahandi district, Orissa. She used to depend on forest for livelihood support for her family. After she joined the women SHG at the village level, she took a small amount of Rs. 50000 for opening a small grocery shop and then repaid the amount within a short time and then expanded the shop with loan assistance for another nine times from the SHG. Her son, also, got motivated and took loan through his wife and started the rice business, then fishing cultivation and spend a shop in the village. The economy of the family has been improved substantially.
Sevajagat, also, works with support from IGSSS focussing on the sustainable livelihood support system, drought proofing measures and women’s empowerment through SHGs.
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is another successful project at Khangshion in Manipur.
Step Forward
Insurance of lives and livelihoods is important to the risk-prone economic life of the poor. Hence, plans have been designed to promote a pro-poor insurance programme in Northeast, which would help to reduce the vulnerability of poor by covering the risks of their life and livelihood.
development programme, inter and multiple cropping, organic farming etc.
• In Nagaland, mushroom cultivation is promoted in 10 villages.
• Also, many groups are taken up income generation activities like piggery, poultry, handicrafts, silkworm rearing, nursery development, vermi-composet at various places in Assam, Arunachal and Meghalaya.
• Development of indigenous appropriate rural technology
In Moreh, Chandel District of Manipur, the international border town 50 hectares of wasteland, has been developed for permanent cultivation. Farmers started cultivating cash crops such as banana, ginger, turmeric, orange, coconut, lemon besides their main crop, so that they can get income through out the year.
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The goal of IGSSS is to:
• uphold the rights of dalits, tribals, and socially and economically weaker communities.
• uphold the rights of women, youth and children.
• constitutional rights assured to dalits, tribals and other socially and economically disadvantaged communities.
Human Rights
NORTHERN REGION
The overall goal was to initiate awareness on the human rights of the marginalised women, children, tribals, and dalits to create opportunities for the fulfilment of these rights, reducing the cases of violence against the vulnerable communities and ensuring their rights over livelihood resources.
To enable the indigenous people to become aware of their own rights, the interventions were implemented in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and hills of Sivallik and Uttarakhand. Further, efforts have, also, been made to make the people aware about their land
rights, especially, of the women farmers. In Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, initiative has been to focus on areas of the rights of the indigenous forest communities and the issues of mine workers.
Various activities like workshops campaigns and publication and dissemination of various articles and booklets on land rights were carried out.
The children and youth in earthquake affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir were supported by IGSSS. Educational support like, school uniform, shoes, books and stationary have been provided to the children. The
orphaned children were linked to Social Welfare Department for scholarship so that they could continue with their education. Youth have been trained in embroidery, computers and paper mache and Sozankari.
Impact
• Operational posession of land,5335 bigha in up increase in wages in small pockets of Unnao, Badlapur, Chitarkoot and Lakhimpur.
• BPL ration cards to 12000 families.
• Many networks were promoted on human rights.
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Ensuring their voice are heard!
In Ballia and Gazipur in U.P, initiatives have been taken to work with Dalit groups for their rights through advocacy and networking of NGOs and social groups working with Dalits.
The steps undertaken are organising meetings for awareness generation of Dalit Rights, legal training for the Dalits, organising Leadership Development programme for Dalit women, and organising intra-community meetings.
As a result of all these activities, a network of Dalit women took active part in campaigning for dalit rights. The Dalits of this area have started raising their voice against the atrocities on them.
• A platform has been initiated to address the issues of minority women groups and especially Muslim women.
• A strong linkage with the state government and department in Jammu and Kashmir have been developed which has helped in eliciting Government support in the interventions.
Step Forward
An intensive effort will be made to promote the rights of indigenous children, and Muslim women in the region. It will also focus on the promotion of land rights.
WESTERN REGION
The overall focus was to promote community based organised effort to ensure the rights of
tribals, Dalits with a special focus on women and children. It was envisaged that the communities, as well as, individuals with the support of CBOs pursue to access their rights encompassing social, economical, political, and also property rights.
Apart from the economic aspect, each of the SHGs formed, were at the forefront of taking up issues ranging from proper functioning of public distribution system to support to women in distress at the community level.
Adolescent girl groups were formed as a strategy to curtail rate of drop-outs among girls and child marriages. Life skill education and gender sensitisation was, also, being imparted through the programme.
Impact
• In Savli Taluka, Gujarat, as a result of the sustained campaign at state and national level on the issue of release and rehabilitation of agriculture bonded labourers, the State government yielded to the pressure of the activists and ordered a joint investigation of bonded labourer families in the taluka. Under the joint survey, about 248 families have been identified for release and rehabilitation. This was the first time that the government officials admitted the existence of bonded labour practice in the state. The campaign is on for the abolition of the practice of bonded labour. The focus is on the current release and rehabilitation of existing ones in a ‘just and fair means’.
• Due to the interventions on the issue of land rights
of Dalits and poor Bhoi communities, about 55 landless families in Savli Taluka could get the illegal occupiers evicted, and take possession of the land allocated to them by government. The incidence created a multiplier effect in the area and boosted the struggle for land rights by poor dalits and tribals.
• As part of the struggle for the fundamental rights of Sewerage Workers, a strong and active union of the workers (Manhole Workers Union) came into existence in Gujarat which is taking up issues with government through legal provisions. A path breaking judgment by Gujarat high court on 15th of February 2006 boosted the union’s fight for rights.
Bal Sabhas
Jan Samarth Sanchalan, Balaghat has initiated “Bal Sabhas” for children in a village. Initially, they have formed Parliament of children, which are taking interest in promoting education, health and hygiene, conflict resolution, environment protection, etc. The activities of the children are, positively, influencing the community. The children elect their representatives through formal election process while the animators give constant guidance to the elected members as what actions to take up. The children, also, give bath to the children who do not wash themselves, under the hand pump in front of the school.
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The law restrains the State and Civic bodies from employing human agency in sewage cleaning operations and ordered the authorities to improve the working conditions and welfare measures of the workers.
Steps Forward
• Campaign for the rights of dalits, and tribals, as well as, the rights of sewage workers and bonded labourers.
• To focus on primary education, secular values and communal peace in every project intervention in the region.
• Strengthening of SHGs and adolescent girls, encouraging participation of community to safeguard the rights of girl child.
SOUTHERN REGION
The overall goal has been to strengthen the networks and empower poor communities to fight against human rights violations.
The emphasis has been on
information sharing, advocacy, lobbying and networking efforts for rights of the marginalised communities like Dalits, tribals, women and children. Communication material related to it was developed and disseminated.
Advocacy efforts and information dissemination were supported in the areas of violence against women, rights of the tribals especially their rights over forest, right to information act, social audit of public distribution system, human trafficking, employment guarantee scheme.
Impact
• In one of the project areas about 400 women participated in the gram sabha meeting where they have given a platform to exercise their right on Panchayat Raj institutions.
• Dalits Right Federation (DRF) with 30 NGOs as the members in Triuvannamalai was constituted and have taken up the Dalits land right, women rights in the District.
Step Forward
Advocacy and lobbying efforts will be intensified.
EASTERN REGION
During the year Human Rights has been a key focus area. Throughout the region, emphasis has been given in bringing this issue into consideration in almost all the programmes that have been undertaken.
The overall goal was to energise the youth and the women to raise their voice against injustice and social barriers. To achieve this goal, the programmes focused on development of a SHG federation, promoting youth leadership, as well as, women’s groups for improved access to government facilities, schemes and entitlement.
The programmes have adopted a gender responsive design to remove gender bias among the communities and this becomes evident because these programmes have helped women SHGs to increase the bargaining power, questioning capacity and, also, access to control over their resources.
Impact
• Cases of atrocities are monitored and complaints have been lodged by the forums before the concerned authority.
• A memorandum on the problems of Dalits has been submitted to the District Collector.
Step Forward
Creating awareness and to mobilisation of youths to address the rights of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
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During the year, advocacy for child rights through capacity development of civil society members and protecting rights of domestic workers was the focus.
Though Mizoram has been declared the second highest literate state in the country, the development/social workers are of an opinion that the rights of children are not protected. With fast changing of living standards and the onset of globalisation, communities are struggling to cope with the changing scenario. Most young adults are engaged in contributing to the family earnings.
One of our partners in Mizoram has been advocating child rights by sensitising civil society members towards this important issue.
IGSSS partners in Meghalaya took an initiative to organise the domestic workers claim for their rights. The domestic workers are unorganised and very vulnerable and often their rights were exploited, denied or subjugated in society.
The NERDWWT, a registered trust is trying to partner with the various stakeholders of civil society for the rights of domestic workers to influence government to make the Meghalaya Domestic Workers Bill into a law.
Impact
• 1400 domestic workers registered under the movement.
• 90% of registered Domestic Workers is earning 1000/- per month.
• 68 groups of domestic workers formed. They handle social issues concerning their families and work.
• More than 800 domestic workers have been benefited by Antoyodya Anna Yojana. They are getting rice at 3/- per Kg.
• 80% of registered workers is enjoying weekly off on Sundays.
Step Forward
The focus area will be advocating Child Rights in the region.
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Under Governance, IGSSS is striving for:
• enhanced participation of people in local governance.
• representation of marginalized communities in local governance
• responsive and responsible local governance structures due to a conscientised target group
Governance
NORTHERN REGION
The main aim was to build awareness on the system of local self governance, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
To build capacity for the PRI members in general and members from women and dalit communities in particular, enabling them to discharge their functions better and activate the gram sabhas so that the PRIs become accountable. Generating a demand for good governance through community based organisations is, also, part of the overall goal.
Impact
• In Varanasi, initiative had been taken to form self help groups (SHGs). The SHGs were given training on Panchayati Raj.
Now, women have started participating in the local governance system. The self-confidence of women of the area has, particularly, increased.
• Similar steps have been taken in Bharatpur, district of Rajasthan. Because of the interventions, collective voice could be raised for the betterment of the villagers,
for improving the living conditions.
• A memorandum was presented to the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Some of the issues included in the memorandum were on lack of safe drinking water, opportunities for self- employment for women, access to school and teacher absenteism.
Step Forward
In the region, the issue of governance has been addressed in a small yet integrated way. The future plan is to incorporate governance in all the thematic areas.
WESTERN REGION
The goal under governance was to promote and enhance participation of marginalised communities, especially women, in local institutions and to enhance the capacity of elected representatives of Gram Panchayat to ensure good governance.
Promotion of active participation of women in mahila gramsabha (applicable in Maharashtra) as well as in general gramsabha, along with strengthening SHGs at village level to form political opinion to address common concerns in the gramsabha.
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Women have been motivated to collectively work for improvement of basic services such as water, electricity, education, PDS, housing and public transportation. The initiative has been to mobilise the Government Schemes, and measures for the community to ensure the services reaches the beneficiaries.
Impact
• In Kambhat, taluka of Gujarat, the dalit sanghatan could pressurise the authorities to give flood relief package to those who were actually affected, which otherwise, would have gone to the politically and economically powerful.
• Women are, also, at the forefront of addressing the issues affecting the village community and the women in particular. Also, a good number of local leadership, mostly women, has emerged in the target villages.
• In the project villages in the tribal districts such as, Sabarkantha, Gujarat, the women collectives could activate village Panchayat and receive job cards and employment under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. And they participate in the decision making process of the works under NREGA also.
Steps Forward
• To develop a resource centre (data source) for PRI and government schemes.
• To initiate a common action programme and develop IGSSS-BRIDGE (Building Resource Initiatives for Development through Governance and Empowerment), in order to cerate some Model Gram Panchayats in selected areas.
• Capacity building of more NGOs, dalits, tribals and women in various aspects of gram panchayat, people’s rights and government schemes that they are accessed by the needy.
Marching together
Kantabai was a silent, illiterate tribal woman earning her livelihood by daily wage labour and who was, regularly, beaten up by her drunkard husband. It is a common scenario in all houses of Hetitola village, Mansar taluka of Nagpur district, Maharashtra which was notorious for brewing country liquor. Alcoholism had become a way of life that even young boys got addicted. Motivated by various awareness programmes and with the help of the SHGs in the village, Kantabai mobilised all the women, one by one, with perseverance. And, after a series of complaints to the police, magistrate, panchayat and other village leaders, the women were, finally, successful in getting a resolution passed banning the brewing and consumption of liquor in the village.…today no one dares to come before Kantabai after drinking …and the village is peaceful even after dark… as the relieved women thank themselves and Kantabai.
EASTERN REGION
The overall goal was to strengthen the local self-governance system in the villages through greater involvement of the villagers in the Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI).
A workshop was organised on the PRI structure, encouraging villagers to take active part in the decision-making procedures. The programme has been successful due to an intensive networking set up among the villagers, the Panchayat members and the Block functionaries.
An issue of consumerism
Overcharging food grain at rationing shop is common in interior villages. Chinchordi village of Nanded district, Maharashtra, dominated by Aand tribe, is now free from this problem as a result of the bold initiative by the Vaibhavlaxmi women’s SHG. Earlier nobody used to question or demand the receipts from the ration shopkeeper.
He exploited the people by overcharging without giving receipts, thereby, making money. This issue was once discussed in one of the training programmes and the next week itself women asked for receipts, which the shopkeeper was reluctant to provide initially.
Increasing pressure from women made him issue receipts. The women were surprised to see the receipts, as the amount quoted in the receipt was less than what they paid. Seeing the faces of angry women, the shopkeeper agreed to provide receipts regularly, with proper amount!
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• The greatest impact of this programme has been the awareness generation among the Panchayat members and the villagers on the provisions of the Panchayati Raj Act. Now, they are able to prepare plans and implement them.
Steps Forward
• To address the issue of pressure exerted on the tribals and dalits living on the fringe of the forest for eviction, with recent notification from the central government as the result of the Supreme Court verdict.
• To address the issue of decreasing participation of the marginalised section of people in the gram sabha/palli sabha.
• To build capacity for the research and documentation processes.
In village Sigdi Balughat, after the enactment of the Self-rule, the Gram Sabha decided to take the royalty from the sand takers from the village river. After a few days, the staff from the block went and collected the royalty, which was opposed by the villagers. The next day, again, another block staff came, then the villagers came together and tied him with a rope for about three hours. After the incident, the villagers have not seen any staff coming for collecting the royalty. The Gram Sabha members have collected the royalty and are using the same for the village developmental activities like repairing village school, village road, and tube well repairing and, also, assisted one fire victim.
Showing the way...
Mr. Purnananda Mili, the president of Naharbari Gram Panchayat, constructed 300 Indira Awas Yojana houses by following the traditional style of Mishing tribal houses. He said, “Mishing people like to live in traditional house. If the IAY houses are constructed as per the Govt. norms, my villagers will not use them and the contractor will eat up the money by using bad quality materials. House is required to live peacefully, so I preferred to construct houses as per their requirement, where they can live comfortably.” He went with the people to buy the materials and allowed them to construct their own houses.
Protest for rights…
The Panchayat election was held four years back in Assam. In the last three years DBSS, have been working with the community in Sonitpur district on PRI issue. They found that in place of Gram Sabha another parallel programme is going on i.e. “Govt. at your door steps”, which is just a propaganda of the present government. After studying the programme very closely a few NGOs with DBSS in the lead have decided that they must take initiative to make people aware about the importance of Gram Sabha, which is the Constitutional right of every citizen of India. As per the 73rd amendment of Indian Constitution, the Gram Sabha is the most powerful foundation of decentralised governance by ensuring elected representatives who are directly and regularly accountable to people. Through IGSSS support series of PRI trainings were conducted and as a result, villagers started protesting openly against the “Govt. at your doorsteps” programme. “We Want Gram Sabha” is the new slogan now, demanding their right, as per the 73rd amendment of Indian Constitution. At the same time villagers file RTI cases to find out whether the “Govt. at your door steps” is Gram Sabha or not.
According to government, the programme and Gram Sabha are the same, but community says this is just campaigning of the present government. Before the panchayat elections in February 2008, the people want to have the government constitute the “Gram Sabha”. The people are determined to collaborate with political parties that would devolve constitutional powers to the villages.
NORTHEASTERN REGION
Focus was on empowerment of the grass-root masses through Right to Information Act (RTI), and an improvement of self-governance in the village communities. Initiatives have been taken up by our partners in Assam.
Mass campaigns for PRI and RTI were organised in Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh districts of Assam to sensitise women and minorities for local self governance. Awareness has been created to use the power of information (RTI-2005) to fight against irregularities, exploitation, and harassment and to correct the system. A leader from the community can challenge the government system is an example in Naharbari Gram Panchayat of Dhemaji District, Assam.
Step Forward
Interventions to strengthen PRIs will be further promoted.
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The IGSSS goals under Health overall goal:
• improved reproductive health, maternal and child health in the focus areas
• greater role for Traditional Health Systems in alliance with modern health systems
• reduce prevalence rates in focus areas and stigma against PLWHAs
Health
NORTHERN REGION
In the past year, Northern Region has addressed health issues with a special emphasis on traditional medicine and its practitioners (THP).
The overall goal was to improve the health situation of the vulnerable groups by creating capacities and opportunities, whereby, they could take care of their health needs at the community level with affordable and accessible treatments. To achieve this goal, a wider range of activities and programmes were undertaken.
As a strategy, the promotion of local traditional health and
medical practices was carried forward. Efforts were, also, made to integrate it with modern medicines and rejuvenate herbal gardens by the traditional medicine practitioners. The other aspect of health was to address and provide safe and arsenic free drinking water. To achieve the safe drinking water services, different strategies like, raising awareness of the community by forming Jan Shakti Morchas, sensitising the village committee members and organising workshops have been incorporated.
In Muradnagar block of Ghaziabad district, initiative was taken to address the community health with a focus on women’s health.
The women of this area had formed SHG groups, through which health awareness camps and health check-up camps had been organised. The animators, also, talked to the women groups on health related issues.
The various steps involved in these health activities have helped the women in self-awareness about health and hygiene. The women’s groups are, also, aware about the routine immunisation that is being administered to pregnant women and have basic information about TB and HIV/AIDS and other ailments.
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Impact
• Due to these initiatives, 65 safe deliveries were conducted by 27 dais. 217 pregnant women out of 352 got immunised. Out of 370 children in the project area, 217 got immunised. Through the social mobilisation activities, total of 1726 children were immunised under the Pulse Polio Programme.
• In Etah and Lucknow districts of Uttar Pradesh, two fellowships were awarded for work on the issue of HIV. In UP, ten networks of positive people have been registered under Societies Registration Act. These fellows are strengthening the existing district level networks of people living with HIV and AIDS. They, also, counsel people infected and affected with HIV and facilitate the positive people for accessing the different government facilities available in the district. They take initiatives for liasioning and advocating with the concerned departments for the welfare of the positive people.
Steps Forward
• Strategise to reach out to remote areas on health issues and, also, emphasise
more on traditional health practitioners.
• Encourage the process of documentation of the local herbal medicines.
• Emphasise on advocacy related to recognition of the THPs and encourage cultivation of herbs so that the herbal plants do not die out.
NORTHEASTERN REGION
Creating livelihood for people living with HIV, CSW, IDUs, young girls and establishing networks, linkages with other stakeholders were key components in HIV/AIDS programmes.
The NGO partner in Mizoram, Ferrando Integrated Women Development Centre (FIWDC) has been successful in reducing stigma and discrimination attached to HIV positive to a great extent. The organisation is running a training centre, where these clients are given training on various livelihood options. They have been shifted from the Rehabilitation centre to the training centre to work for developing their careers. Through regular family visits, parents have been sensitised to understand the health issues concerning their wards and this relationship of sharing has allowed the wards to think and live with dignity. Through the initiative of the FIWDC, a very strong network of like-minded organisations, civil society bodies, and government departments has emerged to address the issue collectively.
Impact
• The interventions were successful in reducing stigma and discrimination attached to
Hard realities..
Sangi left her home 10 years ago and came to Aizawl in search of work. She worked as a domestic servant and earned Rs.300. Facing serious problems to survive with this meagre earning she left the job and started a petty business. From that, also, she could not earn sufficient for her survival. Just as she was wondering on her next plan, she happened to meet a stranger who introduced her to prostitution. That was the beginning of the downslide, later on she became addicted to drugs, became a commercial sex worker and, finally, was infected with HIV/AIDS.
“Today I am happy because I can earn my livelihood by making flowers”, said Rami. She has been at Jeriko Khualbuk for past 2 years. She was Marijuana addict who suffered from mental problems. Her violent behaviour was uncontrollable and unmanageable. Most of the time, she lived in fantasy. But now things have changed, she has, also, transformed by engaging herself at work. Now she is leading a normal life and is a part time tutor for making flowers at FIWDC peace Home.
Today, Sangi’s life is different too. She is an Out-reach worker in the organisation and a member of Positive Network of Mizoram. She has, successfully, completed her treatment and training. She has a healthy child too.
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8 patients were supported for a total amount Rs.130,000
Medical Aid - Adult Cases
56 children were supported for an amount of Rs. 1,025,000
Medical Aid - Child Cases
MEDICAL AIDPoverty and absence of any social security, medical insurance for the poor in India renders the rural poor, extremely, helpless in the face of life threatening diseases. Malnourishment makes them all the more vulnerable and inadequate health facilities in rural areas compounds their problem. Treatment of complicated health problems like cancer, heart disease, transplants are available only in the cities.
The Personal medical aid (PMA) is a special programme of IGSSS, whereby, financial assistance is provided to the poor to get admitted to a hospital and seek treatment or to subsidise the expenses for life saving treatment.
HIV positive to a great extent in the project area.
• A strong network has been formed and strengthened to address the issue collectively.
Step Forward
• Mother and Child health issues were another health component in North-eastern Region. Local cadres of health workers have been identified and trained through these programmes.
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NORTHERN REGION
IGSSS initiated developmental work in Disaster Mitigation and collaborated with agencies like German Agro Action, ICCO, and Misereor to undertake rehabilitation work in the earthquake-affected regions of Jammu and Kashmir.
Initiative has been taken for rehabilitation work in two adjacent villages of Nowpora and Jabla, Uri. Under this initiative, two school buildings and one health centre had to be constructed. The concerned government authorities have allotted the construction site for one of the schools. Due to the severe weather conditions in winter, the construction could
Disaster Mitigation
not be carried out. However, all other formalities like tender process had been completed and the construction work will begin in early spring.
Two Youth rapid Action Force (YRAF) groups had to be formed under this initiative. One meeting of the resource persons of Disaster Mitigation & Management team of Institute of Management and Public Administration (IMPA), the premier institute of the government of J&K in this regard, was organised with the general youth of the two target villages. It was decided that the further activities will be undertaken with the students of the higher
secondary institutions. To make the activity more result oriented, institution based and sustainable. A dialogue has also been initiated with the Office of the Divisional Commissioner and the Secretary of the Regional Red Cross Committee, Kashmir. The activities will be geared up after the schools reopen in March after the long winter break.
Two Village Welfare Communities (VWCs) have been formed. Each VWC has 10 members comprising the village head, schoolteachers, one member each from the village panchayats and religious leaders/local Imams.
Initially, no women had been included as it was considered
The overall goal for IGSSS under Disaster Management are:
• Mitigate the effects of natural and man made disasters.
• Reduce vulnerability of people to natural and man made disasters.
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not acceptable to the women, to be members of the so called ‘men’s committee’. it is expected that after receiving trainings, the women will be motivated to get involved in VWCS.
The VWC of Jabla has shown greater participation and played a key role in getting the school site finalised by the concerned government authorities.
NORTHEASTERN REGION
The region was engaged in developing plans of partner organisations in disaster prone areas to inbuild a disaster response plan in all intervention programmes. The Regional staff attended two coordination meetings convened by the Assam Government. Apart from these, not many other activities were done on disaster mitigation during the year.
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LIVELIHOOD WITH DIGNITY
Rural Livelihood project initiated in Jharkhand by German Agro Action (GAA) in 2004 has created a perceptible impact in the tribal areas of Ranchi, Lohardaga and East Singhbhum Districts. It has ensured them livelihood with dignity.
Forty-one acres of land has been levelled and 34.49 acres of land has been covered under up-land farming. The immediate benefits in terms of wages and out-put from the developed land, from both the activities went directly to 176 small and marginal farmers in the whole programme area. All organisations are intensively propagating vegetable cultivation on uplands in the target villages. The community has planted 14829 sapplings in the whole target area. More than 24158 saplings have been distributed to beneficiaries in the target villages.
A total of 23 women organisations and 7 village development associations have been formed. All these groups are now shouldering the responsibilities and distribution of materials, which are of use to them. Their participation in the village level meetings has increased substantially and women are now demanding for more and are more assertive than before. The gender sensitisation initiative has resulted in creating micro-finance opportunities and micro- enterprises of women.
Learning system has been developed in the form of community empowerment
Special Reportstechniques. Girls have learnt self-expression, analysis, rights and interpersonal communication. Some of them know sewing and raising kitchen gardens. The basic learning needs have been largely met and they are able to relate and to analyse it in their own context.
The collective action of the partner organisations has facilitated various researches on the issue of NRM, issue identification and prioritisation, and on traditional agricultural practices.
Presently, one important research on the issue of “Revival of Traditional Seeds and Its Impact in the Food Insecurity Scenario in the Region” is going on in the state. The aim behind the all research and documentation work is to internalise the learnings and experiences of the partners and the referral community for their future course of action.
RELIEF PROGRAMMESTSUNAMI REHABILITATION PROGRAMME
In response to Tsunami in December 2004, IGSSS’ had started the Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme. It was one of the largest single projects implemented by IGSSS.
IGSSS, in collaboration with GAA, had intervened in 21 villages of Cuddalore and Kanyakumari districts of Tamilnadu. IGSSS/GAA was one of the biggest players in the reconstruction of lives of Tsunami affected people. The intervention had three key result areas:
• Restoration of Livelihood through provision of Boats, Nets and Engines.
• Child Development Activities
• Construction of Community Infrastructures
Restoration of Livelihood was immediately attended to, to motivate and engage the devastated and depressed community to resume fishing. This reduced the dependency of the affected fishermen and raised their hope and self-confidence.
A total of 5800 beneficiaries covered were the tsunami affected fisher folk and Dalit community.
Nearly 320 children were reached out through child development centres. The children who were witness and victims of Tsunami were in a state of trauma. These development centres provided them a conducive environment to engage, entertain and learn. This activity helped children to come back to normalcy.
IGSSS/GAA had chosen to construct structures that could be used collectively by the community and which could be a platform for socialisation and support income generation. Out of 26 structures that were proposed, 17 structures are completed in Kanyakumari and Cuddlaore. The structures built are meant for the entire community and would support community’s growth and development.
ORISSA FLOOD RELIEF
In response to the flood during the third quarter of 2006, with the
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support of ICCO, Nederland and Misereor, Germany, IGSSS took up emergency relief operation in Marsaghai and Kendrapara blocks of Kendrapara district and Gania Block of Nayagarh district. 7000 affected families were provided with relief items in collaboration with the implementing partners like GUC, AAINA and FARR.
ICCO Supported Relief Programme
Relief operation were carried out in 104 villages in 11 Gram Panchayats in three blocks of two districts. 6000 families have been provided with two sheets of Silpuline Polythenes for temporary shelter, one blanket, one mosquito net to safeguard against malaria and winter. They were, also, provided with green gram seeds (moong) to cultivate the Rabi crop, as well as, six kinds of vegetable seeds for kitchen gardening.
With the active participation of the community comprising of community members, youth clubs and school children, the water clogged areas and drainage systems in the project villages had been cleaned and disinfected.
MISEREOR Supported Relief Programme
1000 families were provided with one Silpuline Polythene sheet for temporary shelter, one blanket, one mosquito net to safeguard against malaria and winter. Out of those, 475 small and marginal farmers are provided with green gram seeds (mung) to cultivate the Rabi crop. The relief operation was carried out in 13 villages in three Gram Panchayats in two blocks of two districts.
Factors responsible for the successful implementation:
• Identification of target families and villages through village meetings.
• Timely distribution of relief materials.
• Good quality items had been ensured.
• Suitability of seeds to the geographical area.
IGSSS-PACS PROGRAMME
As part of Poorest Area Civil Society (PACS) programme funded by DFID, UK, IGSSS has been implementing a new programme titled “Women’s Empowerment and Livelihood Promotion.” The main objective of the programme is building the capacities of CBOs in 150 villages of 5 blocks of Jhansi and Lalitpur districts of Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh.
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1 Dry Fish yard Sonankuppam
2 Net Mending Hall Sigarathoppu
3 Dry fish yard Sigarathoppu
4 Dry fish yard Indra Nagar
5 Net Mending Hall Indra Nagar
6 Net Mending Hall Kuppankulam
7 Net Mending Hall chellankuppam
Kanyakumari
8 Net Mending Hall Annai Nagar
9 Multipurpose Hall Pallam
10 Thermostatic Cold Storage Tank Pallam
11 Fish Curing Tank Pallam
12 Community Hall Puthantrai
13 Fish Auction Hall Puthantrai
14 Super Structure Community Hall Periyakadu
15 Fish Auction Hall Kadiyapattinam
16 Net Mending Hall Periyavillai
17 Dry Fish yard Periyavillai
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Achievements of PACS
• There are a total of 871 CBO members (Women SHGs 455, Farmer Groups 142, Youth Groups 139, Labour Groups135).
• 294 women groups and 5 farmer groups have opened their Bank account.
• 66 women groups have cash credit limit of Rs.4,156,000/-.
• The 11 groups of Block Chirgaon, Babina, Birdha and Bangra have started income gererating activities like, preparing potato chips, selling vegetables, dalia making etc.
• 5 farmer group have been linked with NABARD scheme (kisan club).
• Successful demonstration of bio fertilizer, Jathropa, medicinal plant and hybrid seed in ten village of 5 Block.
• 30 Vermi Compost and 28 Nadep Compost.
• Cultivation of medicinal plants in 32 villages demonstration of medicinal plants.
• Cultivation of Jathropa in 37 villages.
• In 42 villages demonstration of seed production has been carried out.
• 23 information centers in Birdha and Bangra blocks.
• In Birdha and Jakhora blocks, 5195 job cards have been issued.
Impact• In some project villages,
women groups have started working as pressure groups.
• Women SHG members are aware of their rights and entitlements and, now started demanding their rights.
Protection and Proclamation of Child Rights
IGSSS in partnership with Save the Children, Finland (with funds from European Commission) has launched a three-year project, “Rights of the Children of Indigenous Communities in Southern Rajasthan”, in order to promote an enabling environment for protection and proclamation of child rights. The six districts to be covered, under this project, are Banswara, Dungarpur, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Rajasamand and Sirohi in Southern Rajasthan. The project will directly or indirectly benefit 450,000 children in the operational area.
A massive team of 62 full time staff is all set to implement the project, which envisages facilitating policy level changes to improve the condition of the indigenous children. Different duty bearers (district and block level officials, PRIs, local NGOs, health and education service providers, law professionals, networks and project staff) will be trained, sensitised and organised to promote a strong collective voice against the exploitation and violation of the child rights. A rights-based replicable development model for the protection and promotion of rights of the indigenous children will be developed, in order to increase the scope and horizon of ensuring protection of the rights of the children from such communities.
Education and Protection for Vulnerable Children among Fisher Folks
With the support from Save the Children-UK, IGSSS has initiated another project titled, “Education and Protection for Vulnerable Children among Fisher folks” in the centre and south Andamans. 1020 children are envisioned to benefit directly from the intervention. A seven-member team has been appointed to take forward the project objectives.
During the two-year period, the project will address education, protection and livelihood issues through well organised children’s groups and community collectives. The children’s groups are expected
Sandhya’s Story
Sandhya is little Telugu girl from fishermen’s village in Haddo. She is six years of age and her parents are yet to put her in a school. The lack of proper primary education in the area for young girls is hindrance for a girl like Sandhya.
Daughter of a fisher folk, Sandhya is yet to embark on a journey that is going to make a difference not only to her life but, also, to others around her. Can her parents be convinced of the need of education of the girl child? Should Sandhya go to school? Yes, and it is for children like her that IGSSS is working to make the power of education available to the most deprived and vulnerable of communities and create a beacon of light for hope in times of darkness.
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to carry forward the child rights agenda in the operational area. In the beginning, the educational activity would be organised mainly through bridge centres and enrolment campaigns, so that all out-of school children will get into formal schools. Strengthened PTAs, VECs and village development committees are expected to make adult responsibility a reality in the operational area.
By linking the initiatives with the local institutions, the project, may, influence family and community practices in other areas as well. Similarly, the advocacy efforts for livelihood linkage will lead to benefits accruing to the people of neighbouring villages.
Towards a Dignified Life
With the support of GAA, IGSSS has been implementing a project titled, Community based Support Structure in the Violence hit areas of Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir. The overall the goal of the project is to initiate the process of establishing self-respect and self-reliance among the conflict-ridden areas of Kashmir. The project was started in 2004 and the target area comprises of 11 villages (Daslipora, Nawgam, Zalapora, Gadakhud, Harinara, Ganistan, Gonchipora, Odina, Trehgam, Inderkoot and Najin) of Baramulla District of Kashmir.
During the year, the project made remarkable achievements in the target area. Main highlights of the achievement are:
• The active participation of Village Welfare Committees in the project activities and development of their villages
• Educational support in terms of school uniform, shoes,
books and stationary items have been provided to 200 children.
• 82 orphan and poor children from the target villages have been linked to Social Welfare Department and they are being provided scholarship to continue their school education.
• 76 youth including 56 girls, have been trained in needle work/embroidery, computers and paper mache. Also, skill training in Sozankari was given to 38 girls, who have, already, started earning.
• SHGs have been linked with the government and formal credit institutions like District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), banks etc. Banks have, also, started to extend support to SHGs. Four SHGs have been provided Rs. 25,000 under SGSY scheme. One SHG has opened CC account for the same. Other three are completing formalities. The members have taken up various incomes generation activities like goat rearing, spinning of pashmina, sozankari (traditional needle work), carpet weaving and running petty shops. Some of them are doing remarkably well and their earnings range from Rs.1000 to Rs.3000/- per month while others earn between 600 to 900 rupees.
There is considerable progress with regard to the self-confidence of the women. They, now, realise their potential with every achievement and their determination to move forward is getting reinforced. (case study from NIEP – SUSTAINABILE LIVELIHOOD)
SMILE (Students Mobilisation Initiative for Learning through Exposure)
In the 15th year of its existence in the North East Region, SMILE programme went through an external evaluation in September and October 2006. The evaluation was done by the North East Regional Youth Commission (NERYC), and commissioned and supported by DKA, Austria. The findings re-iterated the usefulness of the programme in the North East social milieu.
Recommendations were made for improvement measures, as well as, mainstreaming SMILE, into IGSSS core Programmes. Now SMILE is implemented at five centres. The centres cover Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.
SMILE has, also, been well accepted among youth of Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. SMILE programme has engaged youth in constructive activities and is contributing in the peace building efforts in Jammu and Kashmir.
Youth Employment Summit Campaign (YES)
Youth Employment Summit Campaign (YES) launched its Global fund for Youth Entrepreneurship in India on 7th of February 2007. The day, also,
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During the year, 32 consultancy studies have been conducted for SKN, Misereor and MIVA. The studies conducted for SKN mainly focused on child related issues - elimination /prevention of child labour, development programme for commercial sex workers, reduction of vulnerability of child trafficking, community based rehabilitation for disabled children, protection of child rights, and alternative education for tribal children. For Misereor, IGSSS had conducted two studies on adult education
Consultancy Studies
Resource Mobilisation
Consultancy Studies Agency wise Distribution
The Resource Mobilisation Cell has completed a year, since inception. A substantial progress has been made in the areas of publicity, corporate relation and direct mailing.
The team was successful in placing donation boxes, launching mailers and receiving small individual donations. Though the amount of money raised in the year is negligible, the platform created for future, and inroads made in a fiercely competitive atmosphere are very optimistic.
Around 150 institutions in the National Capital Region (NCR) have provided the required platform to raise money through the IGSSS Donation Boxes. Various traders associations have agreed to help in the placement of boxes. The Cell targeted placement of 1000 Boxes in the
financial year in Delhi alone.
The American Express Bank has extended their support in launching IGSSS fund raising and sensitisation effort through direct mailing. Similar exercises with other institutions are to be continued.
Though donations are coming in gradually through the donation boxes and mailers, a lot of work needs to be done to increase IGSSS’ visibility.
Individual donors were approached and the response has been positive. Around 15 donors have enrolled themselves as regular donors for IGSSS in the first year itself.
The Resource Mobilisation Cell is determined to convert its efforts over the year into tangible results, enroll more and more donors, in the coming years.
DocumentationThe overall goal was to improve the quality of documentation at IGSSS. During the year, issue on Governance under Great Concern was published. The yearly planner 2007 was, also, widely appreciated.
During the year, the library space had been shared with YES Campaign Delhi office. After the re-allocation of the library space, documentation has planned to re-organise the library into a resource centre. The resource centre would cater to a user-friendly environment where both staff and library users will benefit.
One of the Staff, also, attended ‘Presentation Skills’ training at British Council. The training enhanced the staff’s contribution towards communication and presentation skills.
and community empowerment. Another study conducted was for MIVA on the request for a four-wheel vehicle for one Research organisation in India.
marked the formal agreement between IGSSS and YES Inc.to take forward the agenda of Youth employment in the country, as well as, globally. The fund is dedicated to making targeted financial investments and capacity building grants for promoting young entrepreneurs. The initiative will support young people in identifying markets and unleashing entrepreneurship, so that large number of young people who are in the labour market can become part of the productive workforce.
The partnership between IGSSS and YES is all set to make world of a difference in the lives of thousands of youth.
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• Increase quality books for staff development.
• Documentation will, also, take a step forward in strengthening the role of effective communication in the brand building and visibility of the organisation through its publications and website management.
• Documentation will, also, produce documentary films on HIV/AIDS in Northeast India and Uttar Pradesh.
• Documentation will, also, engage the staff in library and web site management trainings.
FINANCEDuring the year the Finance department, conducted Financial Management workshop for over 200 IGSSS-NIEP partners. These workshops have been conducted in all the five IGSSS Regional offices.
The impact of the financial workshops is clearly shown through the improved accounting statements and reports received from the IGSSS field partners.
The department, also, prepared modules and conducted financial training for IGSSS partners in PACS programme, supported by DFID.
The much talked about IGSSS Finance Manual was formally approved and released by the Board of Governors. IGSSS
Financial advisor, Mr. M. Kandasami, pointed out that the compilation of the Finance Manual is an, ‘important milestone for IGSSS ‘.
During August 2006 meeting, Members of the Board expressed their satisfaction on the overall improvement in the Management and, also, appreciated the Finance and Accounts team for their contribution.
In March 2007, the Income Tax Department and IGSSS Finance team carried out a joint workshop on ‘TDS made Simple’ for NGOs. More than 30 NGOs participated in the workshop.
The Finance Department has taken a step further in establishing IGSSS as a resource organisation in the field of “Financial Management in NGO Sector.”
ORGANISATIONAL GOALSIt was a significant year, for IGSSS as it could define the organisational goals for five years (2007 –11) and a one-year goals for the year 2007. Based on the organisational goals, all regions, departments and individual staff have actively participated and contributed in developing their own regional, departmental and individual goals.
One of the major goals for IGSSS is ‘to positively impact the lives of one million poor and marginalised people’. Thematic area for the intervention is the Empowerment of people through focusing on core issues – Sustainable Livelihood, Health, Human Rights, Governance and Disaster Mitigation with a special
emphasis on women and youth.
Another highlight of the organisational goals is the commitment of IGSSS to be truly global i.e. expanding its outreach beyond the borders of India. A minimum of five interventions, outside India, has been planned, within five years.
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ORGANISATIONAL GOALS (Five-Years) 2007-11
ORGANISATIONAL GOALS1st year ( 2007)
• Positively impact the lives of one million poor and marginalised people
• Positively impact the lives of 200,000 poor and marginalised people
• Enhance the capacities of 3000 NGOs/Social Workers/Change Agents
• Enhance the capacities of 600 NGOs/Social Workers/Change Agents
• Organisational financial turn over of Rs 50 crores • Organisational financial turn over rises by Rs 10 crores over the current level
• Well organised/sustained Internal financial resource mobilisation (Rs 10 crores)
• Rs 1 crore raised through internal financial resource mobilisation
• Implementation/Initiation of 100 non-NIEP projects/programmes
• Implementation/Initiation of 20 non-NIEP projects/ programmes
• Improved implementation of NIEP making it an ideal model of an All India Non-Government Development Programme
• New processes and systems for operationalising NIEP fully functional ( Selection & Planning process), Timely and qualitative closing of the old NIEP grant (II)
• Report/Documents/Presentations/Communications/Financial Management competitive with the highest quality in the sector
• All reporting formats finalised and used properly with adequate information without errors.
• All HR and organisational management systems in place, enhanced staff competence, employee remuneration double the existing levels
• HR Policy, Manual, Service conditions, HIV Policy, Gender policy, harassment policy, grievance mechanisms finalised and available in printed form, 2 compulsory relevant trainings for each staff related to appraisal, 20% increase in staff remuneration.
• Regular contacts with all leading news papers and TV Channels and all relevant govt. departments.
• 5 news papers and 5 TV channels in regular contact with all regions/HO, 5 govt deptts/ministries in good contact with each team
• Excellence in delivery systems leading to Zero complaints from internal as well as external stakeholders
• Reduction in complaints by 25%
• Interventions in 5 countries other than India • Intervention to start in one country outside India
• Total web-compatibility for the entire organisational, financial and programme related procedures
• Linking of ROs complete
• IGSSS brand firmly in place • Promotional material for brand building ready (500 T-shirts, 1000 stickers, 100 posters), promotion of IGSSS films through sales, 5 success stories to be telecast
• Strengthen networking initiatives with major like minded organisations for pro-NGO govt. policies and credibility of the whole voluntary social-development sector
• 20 national NGOs motivated for common alliance
ORGANISATIONAL GOALS (Five- Years) 2007-11
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AS ON 31.03.06 FUNDS AND AS ON 31.03.07 AS ON 31.03.06 PROPERTIES AS ON 31.03.07 (Rs.) LIABILITIES (Rs.) (Rs.) AND ASSETS (Rs.)
(1,609,992.34) MISEREOR FUNDS (355,305.50) 27,256,856.19 FIXED ASSETS 29,960,253.19
407,095.00 KFO FUNDS 168,899.00 1,330,500.00 DEVELOPMENT AID 1,230,500.00 (Int. free loans) (Contra)
10,574,342.43 GERMAN AGRO 17,559,035.45 28,376,617.00 INVESTMENTS 39,946,838.53 ACTION FUNDS
1,038,440.54 SKN FUNDS 1,155,378.54 3,860,102.60 ADVANCES RECOVER- 6,698,239.36 ABLE / ADJUSTABLE
198,094.00 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE – 14,256,170.42 CASH AND BANK 25,141,595.53 FOR AP BALANCES
1,143,828.00 OTHER DONOR’S FUNDS 14,417,087.00
1,330,500.00 LOAN FUNDS (Contra) 1,230,500.00
48,469,650.43 RESERVE / REVOLVING 53,269,415.80 FUNDS
13,528,288.15 OTHER FUNDS 13,084,725.32
– SECURITY DEPOSIT 2,447,691.00 PAYABLE
75,080,246.21 102,977,426.61 75,080,246.21 102,977,426.61
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSINDO-GLOBAL SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY
ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31.03.2007
INDO GLOBAL SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY ABRIDGED INCOME & EXPENDITURE AS AT 31.03.2007
PREVIOUS YEAR CURRENT YEAR PREVIOUS YEAR CURRENT YEAR 01.04.05-31.03.06 EXPENDITURE 01.04.06-31.03.07 01.04.05-31.03.06 INCOME 01.04.06-31.03.07 Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
16,156,340.28 PERSONNEL COSTS 14,843,953.07 20,081,674.00 ADMINISTRATIVE COST 22,161,858.00 RECOVERED - OUT OF PROGRAMME FUNDS
3,927,709.00 TRAVEL COSTS 3,494,181.75 121,460.00 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS 237447.50
3,391,077.67 ADMINISTRATIVE 4,068,819.50 24,107.00 MISCELLANEOUS 0.00 OVERHEADS RECEIPTS FROM SKN
168,418.00 HRD COSTS 46,729.00 – DONATIONS 16725.00
210,324.39 DEPRECIATION FOR 375,100.62 – RENT RECEIVED 3598275.00 THE YEAR
– SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 3,619,878.09 4,300.00 SALE PROCEEDS/BUY- 24000.00 BACK OF ASSETS
– CONTRIBUTION FROM 57932.00 BEGECA
– DIVIDENDS FROM UNITS 352424.53 OF MUTUAL FUNDS
3,622,328.34 TRANSFER FROM RESERVE – FOR SECTT. EXPENSES (Deficit for the year)
23,853,869.34 26,448,662.03 23,853,869.34 26,448,662.03
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Meeting Held During the Year
Board of Governors 4
Committee for Finance 3
Annual General Body Meeting 1
Nomination Committee 1
All Staff Meeting 2
Annual Programme Meeting 1
INDO GLOBAL SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETYPROGRAMME / OTHER RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS (IN CASH)
(RUPEES IN LAKHS)
NAME OF THE DONOR GRANT RECEIVED
ZENTRALSTELLE / MISEREOR 964.89
MISEREOR 35.67
SKN 23.04
UKSVK FUNDS 2.00
GERMAN AGRO ACTION 427.44
TERESA MAINO 0.10
YES 13.57
ICCO 157.67
SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND 63.57
PACS 78.35
OTHERS 4.68
TOTAL 1,770.98
HEADS DISBURSEMENTS
DONATIONS & PROGRAMME EXPENSES 1,357.18
LOANS –
ADDITION TO FIXED ASSETS 28.04
WORKING EXPENSES 224.47
TOTAL 1,609.69
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Our Organisation
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL BODY(as on 31.3.2007)
PRESIDENT
Mr K P Fabian : Retired IFS Officer
MEMBERS
Ms Patricia Mukhim : Journalist, EducationistMr P J Vincent : Retired ICAS OfficerMost Rev Oswald Gracias : Archbishop of BombayFr John Noronha : Parish Priest, St Francis Xavier Church, KolkataMs Ashraf Patel : Advisor to PRAVAH, New DelhiMost Rev Gratian Mundadan : Bishop of BijnorMrs Teesta Setalvad : Social Worker, MumbaiRev Dr habil James Massey : Hon. Director, Centre for Dalit Studies, DelhiMr Dominic Bara : Chief Functionary, Vikas Maitri, Ranchi, JharkhandDr (Mrs) Syeda Hameed : Member of Planning CommissionDr (Mrs) Indira Koithara : Social WorkerMr P T Kuriakose : Retd.U N OfficialMs Anthya Madiath : Development ConsultantDr (Mrs) Lalthansangi : Reader, Dept.of Education, Govt.of Aizawl, MizoramDr Manas Ghosh : Senior LecturerMr Nripendra Misra : Retired IAS OfficerMr Shyamal Ghosh : Retired IAS OfficerMs Kalindi Mujumdar : Retd.Vice-PrincipalMs Bernadette Pimenta : Educator
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS(as on 31.3.2007)
PRESIDENT
Mr K P Fabian : Retired IFS Officer
VICE-PRESIDENT
Ms Patricia Mukhim : Journalist, Educationist
TREASURER
Mr P J Vincent : Retired ICAS Officer
MEMBERS
Most Rev Oswald Gracias : Archbishop of BombayFr John Noronha : Parish Priest, St Francis Xavier Church, KolkataMs Ashraf Patel : Advisor to PRAVAH, New DelhiDr (Mrs) Syeda Hameed : Member of Planning Commission
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As on 31.03.2007
Sl.No. NAME FROM TO TERM
1. MR K P FABIAN 24.09.2004 23.09.2007 First(President w.e.f. 24.09.04)
2. MS PATRICIA MUKHIM 26.08.2006 25.08.2009 First(Vice-President w.e.f. 26.08.2006
3. MR P J VINCENT 24.09.2004 23.09.2007 First(Treasurer w.e.f. 24.09.04)
4. MOST REV OSWALD GRACIAS 20.05.2002 - Nominee of CBCI
5. FR JOHN NORONHA 24.09.2004 24.09.2007 First
6. MS ASHRAF PATEL 24.09.2004 23.09.2007 First
7. DR (MRS) SYEDA HAMEED 14.07.2005 13.07.2008 First (coopted by BG on 17.06.2005)
TENURE STATUS OF GENERAL BODY MEMBERS OF IGSSS(Renewable every three years not beyond three terms)
As on 31.03.2007
Sl.No. NAME FROM TO TERM
1. MR K P FABIAN 04.06.2006 03.06.2009 Second(President w.e.f. 24.09.04)
2. MS PATRICIA MUKHIM 24.09.2004 23.09.2007 First(Vice-President w.e.f. 26.08.2006
3. MR P J VINCENT 22.05.2005 21.05.2008 Second(Treasurer w.e.f. 24.09.04)
4. MOST REV OSWALD GRACIAS 03.09.2004 - Nominee of CBCI
5. FR JOHN NORONHA 19.09.2004 18.09.2007 First
6. MS ASHRAF PATEL 10.09.2004 09.09.2007 First
7. MOST REV GRATIAN MUNDADAN
03.09.2004 - Nominee of CBCI
8. MRS TEESTA SETALVAD 03.09.2004 04.09.2007 Second
9. REV DR habil JAMES MASSEY 21.01.2005 20.01.2008 Second
10. MR DOMINIC BARA 23.01.2005 22.01.2008 Second
11. MS ANTHYA MADIATH 09.09.2004 08.09.2007 First
12. DR (MRS) SYEDA HAMEED 10.09.2004 09.09.2007 First
13. MR P T KURIAKOSE 10.09.2004 09.09.2007 First
14. MRS INDIRA KOITHARA 11.09.2004 10.09.2007 First
15. DR MANAS GHOSH 11.09.2004 10.09.2007 First
16. DR (MRS) LALTHANSANGI 20.09.2004 19.09.2007 First
17. MR NRIPENDRA MISRA 09.09.2005 08.09.2008 First
18. MR SHYAMAL GHOSH 20.04.2006 19.04.2009 First
19. MS KALINDI MUJUMDAR 26.04.2006 25.04.2009 First
20. MS BERNADETTE PIMENTA 10.09.2006 09.09.2009 First
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EASTERN REGION
1. Sr Rosily 05.09.2004 04.09.2007 Second
WESTERN REGION
1. Mrs Annie Prasad, IAS (Retd.) 31.08.2004 30.08.2007 Second
2. Mrs Sophia Khan 08.07.2005 07.07.2008 First
3. Ms Patricia Mascarenhas 12.09.2005 11.09.2008 First
NORTHERN REGION
1. Mr Vinod C Khanna, IFS (Retd.) 30.04.2006 29.04.2007 Third*
2. Mr Samar Singh, IAS (Retd.) 20.06.2006 19.06.2009 Third
3. Dr (Ms) Pearl Drego 01.06.2005 31.05.2008 Second
4. Fr Joseph Marangattikala 08.06.2005 07.06.2008 Second
5. Dr (Mrs) Shailaja D Sharma 25.07.2005 24.06.2008 First
SOUTHERN REGION
1. Mr Y V Malla Reddy 01.02.2006 31.01.2009 Third
2. Mr Egbert Samraj 04.06.2005 03.06.2008 Second
3. Ms Beena Sebastian 15.05.2005 14.05.2008 First
4. Mrs Averil Stone 01.02.2006 06.07.2008 First
NORTH EASTERN REGION
1. Mr H N Das, IAS (Retd.) 16.06.2006 15.06.2009 Third
2. Mrs Maya J Ingty 21.06.2006 20.06.2009 Third
3. Mr Geoffrey Yaden 24.10.2005 23.10.2008 Second
4. Mr Rual Zakhuma 14.07.2005 13.07.2008 First
*Term of the member is extended for one more year to get 3 full terms of 3 years.
TENURE STATUS OF REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSAs on 31.03.2007
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NAME DESIGNATION
ED’s OFFICE
Gratian Vas Executive DirectorSally Faria Executive Assistant to EDRaipal Singh Driver
HR & ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
Hena Chakrabarty Manager From 05.07.2006Yash Pal Executive Up to 30.09.2006Neha Sharma Sr. Executive From 01.6.2006 to 31.7.2006Preety Bhatnagar Executive From 01.09.2006Veronica Rego ExecutiveSatender Kumar Executive From 01.12.2006Sunil Soreng Technician (Maintenance) Om Prakash Support Staff
PROGRAMMES DEPARTMENT
Selvi Roy Manager Up to 27.10.2006Shikha Srivastava Asst. Manager Up to 30.11.06 Shikha Srivastava Manager From 01.12.2006Ravi Agarwal Asst. Manager From 15.12.2006Sasmita Mahapatra ExecutiveKunjamma Joseph ExecutiveJames P.Thomas ExecutiveKH. Gyanen Angom Sr. ExecutiveSushmita Das .Pattnaik ExecutiveZafar A Khan Executive From 01.11.2006
DOCUMENTATION CELL
Judith Smith Asst. Manager Up to 31.10.2006Lovely Abraham Jr. ExecutiveThankamma Joseph Jr. Executive
FINANCE & ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
Meenu Chawla Manager Suman Sr. ExecutiveShaji M.V ExecutiveRadhika Surendran ExecutiveBenny M.V. Sr. ExecutiveVineesh Bisht Sr. Executive
RESOURCE MOBILISATION
Rajesh Bhattacharya Head
STAFF LIST AS ON 31.03.07 (Regular & 5 Years Term Appointment)
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NORTHERN REGION
Rajesh Upadhyay Regional ManagerPreety Bhatnagar Programme Executive Up to 31.08.2006Manorama Jana State CoordinatorFouzia Bukhari Sr. State CoordinatorManu Tyagi State Coordinator Ashok Kumar Singh State Coordinator Amartya Bagal Rana Sr. Programme Executive From 01.12.2006Dhyan Singh Driver Cum Off Asstt.
SOUTHERN REGION
Chetan A Kumar Regional ManagerManisha Tiwari Sr. Programme ExecutiveP.J. Varghese Sr. State CoordinatorRonald Sebastian State CoordinatorG.Maria David State CoordinatorZafar A. Khan State Coordinator Up to 31.10.2006Y Dilip Kumar State Coordinator From 10.01.2007S. Pariyanayagam Driver
EASTERN REGION
K C Sahu Regional ManagerAshish Anthony Sr. Programme ExecutiveAsim K.Mahapatra State CoordinatorC. Baxla State CoordinatorJames Toppo State Coordinator Up to 09.11.2006Sadanand C. State CoordinatorSuryanarayan B State coordinator Up to 28.02.2007Sandeep Tirkey State CoordinatorSk. Abdulla Bellal Driver-cum- Office AssistantMukunda Rao Support Staff
WESTERN REGION
Dorothy D’Souza Sr. Regional ManagerLeesha Manju Programme ExecutiveK O Mathai Sr. State CoordinatorPeter Lasrado Sr. State CoordinatorRajendra V Jadhav State CoordinatorA. Daniel Driver cum Office Assistant D M Lad Support Staff
NORTHEAST REGION
Paul Lokho Sr. Regional ManagerBondita Acharya Programme Executive From 20.03.2007Ritupon Gogoi State Coordinator Netaji Basumatary State CoordinatorL.F. Minj State Coordinator From 01.04.2006Athishu Jonah Jr. ExecutiveDharani K. Rabba Driver-cum-Peon
ContentsPreface ...............................................1
In a Nutshell ......................................2
Sustainable Livelihood .....................3
Human Rights ...................................9
Governance ....................................13
Health .............................................17
Disaster Management ..................20
Special Reports ...............................22
Consultancy Studies ........................26
Resource Mobilisation ...................27
Documentation ..............................27
Finance .............................................28
Organisational Goals ......................28
Our Organisation ............................30
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Our Theamatic AreaEmpowerment
Core issuesed focused
1. Sustainable Livelihood2. Human Rights3. Governance 4. Health 5. Disaster Management
Priority States and Districts
NORTHERN REGIONRajasthan: Bikaner, Churu, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Rajsamand, Sirohi, Dungarpur, Banswara, ChittorgarhJammu and Kashmir: Srinagar, Baramula, Kupwara, Anantnag, Kargil, Leh, Jammu, RajouriUttarakhand: Pithoragarh, Nainital, Almora, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Dehradun, HaridwarUttar Pradesh: Jhansi, Lalitpur, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Ballia, Saharanpur, Kushinagar, Moradabad, Meerut, Muzaffar Nagar, Aligarh, Jalaun, Sitapur, Kanpur, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki
WESTERN REGIONMadhya Pradesh: Jhabua, Dhar, Ratlam, Dewas, Kharone, Khandwa, Betul, Chhindwara, Balaghat, Mandla, Jabalpur, Hoshangabad, Narsingpur, Guna, Satna, SidhiGujrat: Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Panchmahal, DahodNarmada Distrct, Juagadh, Dangs, PatanMaharastra: Dhule, Nandurba,Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Hingoli, Nanded, Amravati, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Yavatmal
EASTERN REGIONBihar: West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Khagaria, Nawada, Gaya and JamuiJharkhand: West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum, Lohardaga, Simdega, Ranchi, Hazaribagh Chattisgarh: Undivided Bastar and Surguja, Raipur and BilaspurWest Bengal: South 24 Parganas, Purulia , Jalpaiguri, Dinajpur, Cooch Bihar and Darjeeling, MursidabadOrissa: Kalahandi, Gajapati, Phulbani, Mayurbhanj, Baripada, koraput, keonjhar and SundergarhSikkim: East Sikkim and South Sikkim
SOUTHERN REGIONAndhra Pradesh: Adilabad, Mahaboob Nagar, Ananthapur, Chittor, Srikakulam, VizianagaramKarnataka: Raichur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Bijapur, KoppalTamilnadu: Kancheepuram, Dharmapuri, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Dindigul, Cuddalore, Nagai, Shivagangai, Salem, NamakalKerala: Idduki, Alleppey, Mallapuram, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod, Palaghat
NORTHEAST REGIONAssam: Baksa, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sibsagar, DibrugarhArunachal Pradesh: Papumpare, East Siang, ChanglangNagaland: PerenManipur: Senapati
Eastern RegionMr. K. C. Sahu Regional Manager118, Garfa Main Road,Kolkatta - 700 075 Tel: 033-2418-5231Email: [email protected]
Western Region Ms. Dorothy D’Souza Regional Manager Atur House, 2nd Floor 16 A, Dr. Ambedkar Road Pune - 411 001 Tel: 020-26113707Fax: 020-26113767Email: [email protected]
REGIONAL OFFICES
Northern RegionMr. Rajesh Upadhyay Regional Manager 28 Institutional Area,Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Tel: 011-24642405Email: [email protected]
Southern Region Mr. Chetan A. Kumar Regional Manager22/13 IV Main, SK Gardens, Bangalore - 560 046 Tel: 080-23437448 Email: [email protected]
Northeast RegionMr. Paul Lokho Regional ManagerBye Lane 5, Rajgarh Road, Guwahati - 781 003, Assam Tel: 0361 2457704 Email: [email protected]
Acknowledgement
It was a significant year for IGSSS as it could further strengthen its outreach to the poor and the marginalised with new programmes and new partnerships. Besides the empowerment programmes, it could, also, extend its support to the people affected by the natural calamities in Jammu & Kashmir, Orissa, Assam and Bihar. It’s the priceless contribution of our grassroots partners and the active participation of the community that make our efforts possible. We thank our donors - Miseroer/KZE, GAA, ICCO, SKN, Save the Children, UKSVK,Teresa Maino and others for supporting us in all our endeavours. With the efforts of the professional team at IGSSS, every goal is achievable.
INDO-GLOBAL SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY
2006-07
Annual Report
INDO-GLOBAL SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY(Registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860)
28, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003Email Address: [email protected] , URL: www.igsss.org
Phone No. 011 - 24692192/193Fax No. 011 - 24626259
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IGSSS is a development support organisation striving to make a difference in the lives of the vulnerable and the backward through meaningful partnerships with grassroots NGOs and communities.
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Our Strategic GoalImpact the lives of one million poor and mar-ginalised people, in next five years.
Our Driving Force
Our VisionA humane social order based on truth, justice, freedom, equity and integrity of the whole of creation in which basic human rights and the dignity of every individual are helped, in which the integrity of the family as a basic unit of the community is strengthened, where power, resources and the fruits of development are shared by all.
We Strive Towers Building a More Humane Social Order
Our Mission• To raise and maintain IGSSS as an
organisation committed to building a society for all, based on the principles of truth, justice, freedom, equity and plurality in solidarity with the poor, marginalised and vulnerable sections of society such as Dalits, Tribals, Minorities, Women and Children.
• To support sustainable movements, capacity building programmes and initiatives which are relevant and innovative.
• To achieve our objectives through dedicated, committed and competent teams in partnership with like-minded organisations and individuals.
• To enhance the capacity of our human resources in terms of integrity, attitude and orientation.